The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-29
THE SAME OLD SONG.
The Bloody Shirt Brought Out
Once More.
Bm ARP il Atlanta CONSTITUTION.

Bill Arp in Atlanta Constitution.
Well. | suppose that we have got
to 60 through 1t all again. Another
national campaign is impending
aud the red shirt is to be the bau
ner. Already, Sherman has raised
it ON pole aud we see it. We
thought for awhile that the tariff
would be the issue, but 10
they can't unite the party On that.
Fighting the South is the last re.
sort, IL Is funny and 1t is sad.
Every tour Years the South gets
ugly aad don't know it. We think
We are behaving very decently.
We don't think that any Judge in
ChristendOm wOnld bind us over to
keep the peace. When any OF our big
men speak on big occasion, aud
says anything about the NOith, he
speaks az gently aS II sucking dove.
Our folks keep on inviting them to
come down to see us, aud bring
their knitting. Was there ever
such Il kind hearted, long suffering
people? The euemy smited us
us on one cheek and we turned
the other. They took away
our coat and We hunted up he old
cloak and gave it to them. We are
helping to support their invalid |
soldiers and their widows aud or
phanS and to keep mp their Genre
taries, but still they are are not
happy. They don't like us, and
they don't want to. They didn't
want to give us ground at Gettys.
burg to build monument to our
dead. Gov. Curtin is an old man
aud lives IN the State of brotherly
love and be made venOmous
speech the other day and said il
was possible to forgive the rebels
who fought through isuorduce, bul
tue leaders were arch traitors and
had no claims upon the charity or
The elemency of the nation.
would hate to take his chances
when he knocks at ST. Peters gate.
There is curtain between him aud
heaven sure. If such men are
saved, 1t does look like there will
have to be purgatory and a long
in il. There is he Rev.
John Rhey Thompson, who made a
decoration speech the other day,
hat a Northern paper, the Kansas
Jity Times, says was grOtesque, ex-
ravagaut aud blaspbemous. and ]
is central idea was eternal hate.
This he never forgot nor cast aside 1
or moment. He said the South {
lone was responsible for the sin d
md curse of slavery. The South q
made slavery aud then made war, |
nd God had to raise up Gra8t aud '
Sherman aud Sheridan to put down t
he Infamous rebellion. Well, now. {
/ won't do for the good eODserva. y
i've men of tue North TO apologize b
nd say: ''Oh, this fellow, ThOmp- '
on is but one man. He does not @
effect the sentiments of the peO. p
le." He does reflect them, or they q
'Ould not choose him for the big q
un OF the occasion. They knew eI
is sentiments before they selected a
im, aud they admire him for bis p
oldness in daring to utter the y
they try to conceal on IL
ccount Of policy OF business. Our el
,lks are trading with thOns. b
DDS at the north who are Just as &
lean and devilisb, but smother It )
D as 10 get our custom. They will 81
o up aud congratulate Thompson "
8 soon as be comes Of the platform. III
Tow we pnt our demand on the Il
liuutes. That sort OF talk has got u
, stop, AID all Of sudden, or We 81
( The South will 60 10 talking aud IA
ating too. We have been Boiling ~
at the olive braueh about long u
nOngb. Thompson says that Ia
rant, Sherman and Sheridan Uere q
Used up by the Almighty 70 save v
le nation, and they saved H. aad =
at s.Grsnt has now IN Odice tbat y
nts bis iull grown energies among 9
,e stars OF Heaven j. -l f.i e
The Tfmes touobiBgly says: An v
au ofics ; If u we're
d that this fellow Thompson is =
sroxysmal tool the Irony Of that a.